Mantra 38
Rishi: Yajurvedic ritual tradition (Viṣṇu-stride mantra lineage).
Devata: Viṣṇu (Urukrama) with oblation addressed through Agni as consumer
Chandas: Mixed (liturgical; pāda-like cadence with svāhā termination)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उ॒रु वि॑ष्णो॒ वि क्र॑मस्वो॒रु क्षया॑य नस्कृधि । घृ॒तं घृ॑तयोने पिब॒ प्रप्र॑ य॒ज्ञप॑तिं तिर॒ स्वाहा॑ ।
Transliteration
urú víṣṇo ví kramasvorú kṣáyāya naḥ kṛdhi | ghṛtáṃ ghṛtayoné piba práprá yajñápatíṃ tira svā́hā ||
Translation
โอ้ วิษณุ (Viṣṇu) จงก้าวไปอย่างกว้างไกล; จงจัดให้เรามีที่อยู่กว้างขวาง. โอ้ผู้มีครรภ์เป็นฆฤตะ (ghṛta) จงดื่มฆฤตะนั้น; จงนำ “เจ้าแห่งยัญญะ” (yajñapati) ให้ก้าวหน้า และให้ข้ามพ้นไป—สวาหา (Svāhā)!
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
उ॒रु । वि॑ष्णो । वि । क्र॑मस्व । उ॒रु । क्षया॑य । नः । कृधि । घृ॒तम् । घृ॑त-योने । पिब । प्र-प्र । य॒ज्ञ-प॑तिम् । तिर । स्वाहा ।
Word by Word
उरुwide, vast
उरु:
विशेषणम् (कर्म/अधिकरण-सम्बन्धे)
TypeAdjective
Rootउरु (प्रातिपदिक)
विष्णोO Viṣṇu
विष्णो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootविष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
विforth, apart, widely
वि:
क्रियाविशेषणम्
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
क्रमस्वstride forth!
क्रमस्व:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootक्रम् (धातु) + वि
उरुwide
उरु:
विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootउरु (प्रातिपदिक)
क्षयायfor dwelling/abode
क्षयाय:
सम्प्रदानम्
TypeNoun
Rootक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / for us
नः:
सम्बन्धः (अस्माकम्)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
कृधिmake!
कृधि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
घृतम्ghee
घृतम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootघृत (प्रातिपदिक)
घृतयोनेO (Agni) whose womb/source is ghee
घृतयोने:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective
Rootघृत-योनि (समासः; प्रातिपदिक)
पिबdrink!
पिब:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
क्रियाविशेषणम्
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
प्रstrongly forth
प्र:
क्रियाविशेषणम्
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
यज्ञपतिम्the lord of the sacrifice
यज्ञपतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ-पति (समासः; प्रातिपदिक)
तिरacross, over, beyond
तिर:
क्रियाविशेषणम्
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतिरस्/तिरः (अव्यय)
स्वाहाsvāhā (oblatory exclamation)
स्वाहा:
सम्बोधन/उद्गारः (होम-समाप्ति)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वाहा (निपात/अव्यय)
Entities Mentioned
V
Viṣṇu (Urukrama)A
AgniY
Yajñapati (Lord of Sacrifice)Ritual Context
Viniyoga (Ritual Application)
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